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Edge and Grips by David Jaxon

Aug 102015

Well, it’s convention season…again. And artist David Jaxon was practically giving away sketch commission to prepare…so Moby got a coupe of old favorites from the Silverwolf roster…Grips and Edge.

I really like David’s style, these should look great with some color. Please keep in mind these are convention sketches, not work for reproduction here, and so the line weights. I am not sure how many of these David was knocking out a day, or how long he took with them, but the idea was to do them quickly.

Normally, I would start with the Grips piece, but this Edge really came out well. Seriously well. If I were hiring, I’d sign him on this piece alone. I LOVE this Edge piece.

The Light-Earth #0 Kickstarter

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Jul 272015

The Light-Earth #0 Kickstarter has 4 days left, and it looks like a good indie book. Most of all, I like that you can pick up the PDF of this #0 issue for a buck. Yup $1.

You can click >HERE< to go directly to the Kickstarter.

A Burglar’s Complaint by Lawrence Block

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Jun 152015

Author Lawrence Block, a personal favorite here at Moby’s!, has posted to his website a short story:

A couple of months ago, a woman named Bianca emailed me from Germany. Could I write something around 700 words long for a New York guide book called 38 Hours? I could and I did, and they’ve just now sent me a copy of the book, with my effort printed, and with a terrific illustration on the page opposite. I wanted to give you a chance to read it—and, even better, to see the illustration, which you’ll be quick to see is an uncanny likeness of Our Favorite Felon. But it’s all too short and insignificant to sell you, so I figured I’d just print it here:

I don’t want to steal LB’s thunder, so you’ll have to go to his site to read the short story. While you’re there you might even sign up for his newsletter. It’s the best written newsletter in the business, I assure you. 🙂

And while you’re here, you might like to check out Moby’s! own interview with Mr. Block. Or not, could go either way, eh?

Free Comic Book Day Suggestion: Pathways #0

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May 242015

Moby’s Digital Pick for Free Comic Book Day 2015 is…

Pathways Issue #0 is now available for

download at dragonphoenixmedia.com

Pathways is a brand new miniseries from Dragon Phoenix Media that will lead into the upcoming ‘The Return of the Frontiersmen‘.

I’ve already reviewed a preview copy here on the site (you can see that review HERE), but it is always nice to see the finished product from a new company.

Again, I was surprised by the density of the story. I was expecting the usual origin stuff (after all it is a comic book) but Pathways really surprised me with the depth and range this opening issue covered. I said it pretty well the first time, so here’s the core of my previous review:

Moby was thinking this would be a simple superhero origin story, diluted by having to deal with an ensemble cast. But this zero issue was not that at all. By use of time distortions we get a glimpse of the past, and a taste of the future. Foes protecting heroes without their knowledge, and mixed allegiances.”